AZ Senate Can’t Find GQP Votes To Override Education Funding Cap, But Expands School Vouchers On A Party-Line Vote

Above: Classic David Fitzsimmons cartoon, still true after all these years. Michael Bryan posted on Tuesday, Arizona House Passes Resolution to Waive the AEL and Prevent the #AZFiscalCliff for AZ’s Schools: Today, 17 Republicans joined all 28 present Democrats to pass HCR 2039. Now the spotlight turns to the AZ Senate to pass the matching … Read more

Arizona Gubernatorial Candidate Aaron Lieberman Unveils his Let’s Grow Arizona Plan for Increasing Teacher Compensation

Arizona Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Aaron Lieberman has a plan for moving Arizona forward and improving people’s lives. Called Let’s Grow Arizona, the plan will focus on improving public schools, sustainability and clean energy, and growing the jobs of the future. On February 14, 2022, Mr. Lieberman, an educator, entrepreneur, and former State Representative from LD … Read more

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A Light at the End of the Tunnel: Bipartisan Bills to Avert Financial Doomsday for the State’s Traditional Public Schools

Eureka! There may be a light at the end of the tunnel to avert the financial doomsday for the Grand Canyon state’s traditional pubic schools. On Arizona’s birthday, the Republican and Democratic leadership of the Arizona State House and Senate have offered bipartisan measures in both chambers to lift the spending limit cap limit. If … Read more